PowerVCF v2.1.0 - General Availability
I'm pleased to announce the general availability of PowerVCF v2.1.0 for download from the PowerShell Library. PowerVCF is a open source project and the team works on adding support when time permits.
Download It Here: PowerVCF PowerShell Library Download
What's New in PowerVCF v2.1.0
Here's a run down of what's new in this release:
- Rename of a few existing cmdlets to align with approved verbs
- Enhancements to execution response messages
- Removal of the use of Write-Host
The following table provides a detailed breakdown of all the cmdlet changes for this release.
| Category | cmdlet Name | Description | Comment |
| Users and Groups | New-VCFGroup | Create a Group | NEW |
| Users and Groups | Get-VCFUser | ||
| Users and Groups | Get-VCFUser | Get all Users in SDDC Manager | UPDATED - Support input value of -type (USER, GROUP, SERVICE) |
| Users and Groups | Get-VCFUser | Get all Users in SDDC Manager | UPDATED - Support input value of -domain to retrieve all accounts by domain |
| Upgradables | Get-VCFUpgradable | Get list of upgradables | UPDATED - Improved output |
| Upgrades | Get-VCFUpgrade | Gets list of upgradable components in the System | NEW |
| Upgrades | Start-VCFUpgrade | Starts the upgrade | NEW |
| SDDC | Restart-CloudBuilderSDDC | Restarts deployment in Cl;oud | |
| General | Request-VCFToken | Requests API access & refresh tokens | UPDATED - Renamed from Connect-VCFManager |
| Hosts | New-VCFCommissionedHost | Commission a Host | UPDATED - Renamed from Commission-VCFHost |
| Hosts | Remove-VCFCommissionedHost | Decommission a Host | UPDATED - Renamed from Decommission-VCFHost |
| DNS and NTP Configuration | Get-VCFConfigurationDNS | Gets the current DNS Configuration | NEW |
| DNS and NTP Configuration | Get-VCFConfigurationDNSValidation | Get the status of the validation of the input for the DNS Configuration | NEW |
| DNS and NTP Configuration | Set-VCFConfigurationDNS | Configures DNS for all systems | NEW |
| DNS and NTP Configuration | Get-VCFConfigurationNTP | Gets the current NTP Configuration | NEW |
| DNS and NTP Configuration | Get-VCFConfigurationNTPValidation | et the status of the validation of the input for the NTP Configuration | NEW |
| DNS and NTP Configuration | Set-VCFConfigurationNTP | Configures NTP for all systems | NEW |
| License Keys | Get-VCFLicenseKey | Gets all License Keys in SDDC Manager | UPDATED - Added -productType and -status as command line inputs |
| License Keys | New-VCFLicenseKey | Adds a new License Key to SDDC Manager | UPDATED - No longer requires a JSON spec all command line |
| Federation | Set-VCFFederation | Bootstrap a VMware Cloud Foundation to form a federation | UPDATED - Now supports JSON file or a JSON variable as input |
| CEIP | Set-VCFCeip | Sets the CEIP status (Enabled/Disabled) | UPDATED - Code improvement and command line inputs for -ceipSetting |
| Backup and Restore | Set-VCFBackupConfiguration | Configure backup settings for NSX and SDDC manager | UPDATED - Now supports JSON file or a JSON variable as input |
| System Prechecks | Start-VCFSystemPrecheck | Starts system level health checks | UPDATED - Now supports JSON file or a JSON variable as input |
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